Fascinated by Languages [Hardcover]

Eugene Albert Nida (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1588114082 | ISBN-13: 978-1588114082 | Publication Date: May 2003

In this account of 60 years of Bible translation, Eugene Nida sets out his journey with a personal touch. On the way, he reveals the importance of a solid knowledge of Greek and Hebrew as well as of the historical settings in which the Bible was created, in order to render effective translations. Through his story we get to know Nida's views on translations through the ages, in different cultures and narrative traditions, right through to the 21st Century. This book is in the first place a study in anthropological linguistics that tells the rich history of Bible translation, the Bible Societies, translator training, and cultural translation problems. Eugene A. Nida (1914) went to UCLA (Phi Beta Kappa, 1936) and the University of Southern California (Helenistic Greek, 1939). He taught at the Summer Institute of Linguistics from 1937-1952 and is past president of the Linguistic Society of America (1968). From 1943-1981 he was language consultant for the American Bible Society and the United Bible Societies which led him to study many cultures across 96 countries and to lecture in over a hundred universities and colleges to this day.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 158 pages
• Publisher: John Benjamins Pub Co (May 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1588114082
• ISBN-13: 978-1588114082
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,415,186 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Breaking bread from house to house., September 4, 2011

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Eric Chaffee (Alden NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fascinated by Languages (Hardcover)

Bible translator Rev Eugene Nida taught many native students of the Bible around the world to translate scripture into their own language. He developed a pedagogic system to do this, which is also detailed in a bio by Philip Stine, as well as in this autobiography. Nida's obituary appears in the NYTimes on September 4, 2011. Based on Nida's accomplishments alone, I've given the book a five, simply to be able to share this link to his obituary which tells his life story as a thumbnail account. These books should be made available for Kindle. Please.

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~eric.